专业英语八级考试试卷

专业英语八级考试试卷考试时长：120分钟满分：100分班级：__________姓名：__________学号：__________得分：__________专业英语八级考试试卷考核对象：英语专业高年级学生及同等水平的英语从业者题型分值分布：-判断题（共10题，每题2分，总分20分）-单选题（共10题，每题2分，总分20分）-多选题（共10题，每题2分，总分20分）-案例分析（共3题，每题6分，总分18分）-论述题（共2题，每题11分，总分22分）总分：100分---一、判断题（共10题，每题2分，总分20分）1.TheBritishBroadcastingCorporation(BBC)istheoldestbroadcastingorganizationintheworld.2.Theterm"linguistics"referstothescientificstudyoflanguage.3.Thepassivevoiceisalwayspreferredinformalacademicwriting.4.TheUnitedStatesandtheUnitedKingdomsharethesameofficiallanguage.5.Theterm"paradigmshift"wascoinedbyAlbertEinstein.6.ThenovelPrideandPrejudicewaswrittenbyCharlesDickens.7.Thesubjunctivemoodiscommonlyusedinconditionalsentences.8.Theterm"semantics"dealswiththestudyofmeaninginlanguage.9.TheUnitedNationswasestablishedin1945.10.Theterm"metaphor"isaliterarydevicethatinvolvesdirectcomparison.二、单选题（共10题，每题2分，总分20分）1.WhichofthefollowingisNOTapartoftheBritishmonarchy?A.ThePrimeMinisterB.TheQueenC.TheHouseofLordsD.TheArchbishopofCanterbury2.WhatistheprimarypurposeofthepassivevoiceinEnglish?A.ToemphasizethesubjectB.ToindicatetheagentperformingtheactionC.ToavoidmentioningtheagentD.Tomakethesentencemoreformal3.Whichofthefollowingisacorrectexampleofthesubjunctivemood?A.IfIwereyou,Iwouldaccepttheoffer.B.IfIamyou,Iwillaccepttheoffer.C.IfIwasyou,Iwouldaccepttheoffer.D.IfIwereyou,Iwillaccepttheoffer.4.Whatisthemaindifferencebetween"denotation"and"connotation"?A.Denotationreferstotheliteralmeaning,whileconnotationreferstotheimpliedmeaning.B.Denotationreferstotheimpliedmeaning,whileconnotationreferstotheliteralmeaning.C.Denotationandconnotationarethesame.D.Denotationisonlyusedinformalwriting,whileconnotationisusedininformalwriting.5.WhichofthefollowingisNOTafeatureofacademicwriting?A.ObjectivityB.ConcisenessC.EmotionalityD.Clarity6.Whatisthetermfortherepetitionofthesamesoundatthebeginningofwords?A.AlliterationB.AssonanceC.ConsonanceD.Onomatopoeia7.Whichofthefollowingisacorrectexampleofthepassivevoice?A.ThebookwaswrittenbyShakespeare.B.Shakespearewrotethebook.C.ThebookwroteShakespeare.D.Shakespeareiswritingthebook.8.Whatisthetermforthestudyofhowsoundsareusedinlanguage?A.PhonologyB.SemanticsC.PragmaticsD.Morphology9.Whichofthefollowingisacorrectexampleofametaphor?A.Thesunisastar.B.Thesunshineslikeastar.C.Thesunisashiningstar.D.Thesunislikeastar.10.Whatisthetermfortheuseofwordsintheirmostbasicform?A.IdiomaticusageB.FormallanguageC.LexicaldensityD.Colloquialism三、多选题（共10题，每题2分，总分20分）1.Whichofthefollowingarecharacteristicsofformalacademicwriting?A.UseofpassivevoiceB.AvoidanceofcontractionsC.UseofcomplexsentencesD.Useofcolloquiallanguage2.WhichofthefollowingarepartsoftheBritishmonarchy?A.ThePrimeMinisterB.TheQueenC.TheHouseofLordsD.TheArchbishopofCanterbury3.Whichofthefollowingareexamplesofthesubjunctivemood?A.IfIwereabird,Iwouldfly.B.IfIwasabird,Iwouldfly.C.IfIamabird,Iwillfly.D.IfIwereabird,Iwillfly.4.Whichofthefollowingareliterarydevices?A.MetaphorB.SimileC.AlliterationD.Syntax5.Whichofthefollowingarefunctionsofthepassivevoice?A.ToemphasizetheobjectB.ToavoidmentioningtheagentC.TomakethesentencemoreformalD.Toindicatetheagentperformingtheaction6.Whichofthefollowingareexamplesofidiomaticusage?A.BreakalegB.PieceofcakeC.UndertheweatherD.Alloftheabove7.WhichofthefollowingarepartsoftheUnitedNations?A.TheSecurityCouncilB.TheGeneralAssemblyC.TheInternationalCourtofJusticeD.TheHouseofRepresentatives8.Whichofthefollowingareexamplesofalliteration?A.PeterPiperpickedpeppersB.ShesellsseashellsbytheseashoreC.BigbadbearsbitebadlyD.Alloftheabove9.Whichofthefollowingareexamplesofassonance?A.TheredlorryrumbledslowlyB.PeterPiperpickedpeppersC.ThesunshinesontheseaD.Alloftheabove10.Whichofthefollowingareexamplesofcollocations?A.HeavyrainB.DarkblueC.FastcarD.Alloftheabove四、案例分析（共3题，每题6分，总分18分）案例一Thefollowingisanexcerptfromanacademicarticleonclimatechange:"Climatechangeisasignificantandongoingshiftinglobalweatherpatterns,primarilydrivenbyhumanactivitiessuchasburningfossilfuelsanddeforestation.Thisphenomenonhasledtorisingglobaltemperatures,meltingpolaricecaps,andmorefrequentextremeweatherevents."问题1.Identifythepassivevoicestructuresintheexcerpt.2.Explainwhythepassivevoiceisusedinthiscontext.3.Rewritetheexcerptusingactivevoicewhereappropriate.案例二Thefollowingisanexcerptfromaliteraryanalysis:"Thenovel1984byGeorgeOrwellisadystopianworkthatexploresthemesoftotalitarianism,surveillance,andindividuality.Theprotagonist,WinstonSmith,livesinasocietywherethegovernmentcontrolseveryaspectoflife,includingthoughtsandemotions."问题1.Identifytwoliterarydevicesusedintheexcerpt.2.Explainthemeaningofoneoftheliterarydevices.3.Howdoestheexcerptcontributetothereader'sunderstandingofthenovel?案例三Thefollowingisanexcerptfromabusinessreport:"Thecompany'squarterlyrevenuehasincreasedby15%comparedtothepreviousyear.Thisgrowthisattributedtothesuccessfullaunchofnewproductsandtheexpansionofthemarket.However,thecompetitionremainsintense,andthecompanyneedstocontinueinnovatingtomaintainitsmarketposition."问题1.Identifyoneexampleofformalacademicwritingintheexcerpt.2.Explainwhyformalacademicwritingisappropriateforthiscontext.3.Howcouldtheexcerptbeimprovedtoenhanceclarityandconciseness?五、论述题（共2题，每题11分，总分22分）论述题一Discusstheimportanceofunderstandingthepassivevoiceinacademicwriting.Provideexamplestosupportyourarguments.论述题二ExplaintheroleofidiomaticusageinEnglishlanguagelearning.Howdoesidiomaticlanguageaffectcommunication?Provideexamplestoillustrateyourpoints.---标准答案及解析一、判断题1.×(TheoldestbroadcastingorganizationistheMarconiCompany.)2.√3.×(Thepassivevoiceisusedinformalwriting,butnotalwayspreferred.)4.×(TheofficiallanguageoftheUKisEnglish,whiletheUSisEnglishandSpanish.)5.×(ThetermwascoinedbyThomasKuhn.)6.×(TheauthorisJaneAusten.)7.√8.√9.√10.×(Ametaphorisanimpliedcomparison.)二、单选题1.A2.C3.A4.A5.C6.A7.A8.A9.C10.C三、多选题1.A,B,C2.B,C,D3.A,D4.A,B,C5.A,B,C6.D7.A,B,C8.D9.D10.D四、案例分析案例一1.Passivevoicestructures:"isasignificantandongoingshift,""isprimarilydriven,""hasledto."2.Thepassivevoiceisusedtoemphasizetheeffectsofclimatechangeratherthanthecauses,makingthefocusonthephenomenonitself.3.Activevoicerewrite:"Humanactivitiessuchasburningfossilfuelsanddeforestationsignificantlyandcontinuouslyshiftglobalweatherpatterns.Theseactivitieshaveledtorisingglobaltemperatures,meltingpolaricecaps,andmorefrequentextremeweatherevents."案例二1.Literarydevices:metaphor("totalitarianism,surveillance,andindividuality"),alliteration("totalitarianism,surveillance").2.Meaningofmetaphor:"Totalitarianism"isusedmetaphoricallytodescribeanextremeformofgovernmentcontrol.3.Theexcerptintroduceskeythemesandsetting,helpingreadersunderstandthenovel'scontextandpurpose.案例三1.Formalacademicwriting:"Thecompany'squarterlyrevenuehasincreasedby15%comparedtothepreviousyear."2.Formalacademicwritingisappropriatebecauseitprovidesprecise,objectiveinformationinaprofessionalcontext.3.Improvement:"Thecompany'squarterlyrevenueincreasedby15%year-on-year,d